Comments on: Peterson Asks for $85 Million Tax Increase

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:55:58 +0000

Bart Peterson, city councel other elected officials do not care what the voters think the primary elections were the test run to see if a general election could be fixed there was no outrage no one went to jail votes no longer count. One billion dollars for the Colts, half a billion dollars for a central library, pay raises for the cronies, spend spend spend… The fox lives in the hen house. We as citizens are lost no incumbent will ever be voted out again it is over

By: why

why — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:52:17 +0000

Build new stadium, no money for police. Which one is easier to ask for?

By: Disgusted Taxpayer

Disgusted Taxpayer — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:01:50 +0000

Costs overruns for the Central Library [millions]; Lucas Stadium [millions] plus $10 million per year maintenance costs; City Market [half million]; Indianapolis airport expansion [millions]; multiple tax abatements to private developers [millions of dollars]. $500,000.00 for a Primary Election that was understaffed and disenfranchised voters in the county. Indianapolis is fourth in the nation with home foreclosures.

Mayor Peterson doesn’t see the need to downsize his administration to save millions. The city-County councilors want a pay increase but won’t vote for pay raises for law enforcement and new equipment. Homeowners’ have a 50% increase for property tax bill in the mail, and now a second tax increase for 85 Million dollar. The City’s AAA bond rating has dropped.

My! My! My! I thought the city was broke, and they just keep right on spending our money with like a blank check. Yes, we need an itemized budget in advance to see how our tax dollars will be spent.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:58:12 +0000

From IndyU:
Indyu is listening to Vern and Sweet Pea on the radio right now! They are talking about Bart’s multi-million dollar tax increase and they can’t tell him where the money is going and how many cops will be hired! Indyu can tell you how many cops will be hired. The answer is none! These jokers all need to go!

And oh yeah, Sweet Pea, STAND FOR THE PLEDGE TONIGHT.

By: George

George — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:10:36 +0000

Would it be too much to ask the Mayor EXACTLY where this money is going? How about an itemized list and some accountability for these funds before the CCC votes on this mess.

For the people who live in the donut counties and work in Marion then you need to pay for the services provided you by Marion. If you don’t like that then get another job in your own county. If the business you work for doesn’t like it then they can move outside the county. I’m tired of paying your freight.

By: Melyssa Donaghy

Melyssa Donaghy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:05:08 +0000

I talked with a bankruptcy paralegal over the weekend who told me there are 400 foreclosures a month in Marion County!

Can anyone verify that?

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:19:15 +0000

You know what most people around here don’t get? The foreclosure rate around here is going up, which means that property values for most new homes in subdivisions made up of predominantly first-time home buyers are probably going down.

A realtor told us that in my neighborhood, there were 4 foreclosures with the same floor plan as our house selling $10K to $20K less than what we paid for ours, and as those houses are sold, the value of our property decreases.

So, if my property taxes go up this year, it’s probably not because of the auditing formulas, it’s because the people down at the CCC are spending money like drunken sailors and are out of control.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:57:44 +0000

0810, you’ve got to be kidding me. Trying to counter that would be like debating one of the Flat Earth people, I just wouldn’t know where to begin.

By: Fred McCarthy

Fred McCarthy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:45:01 +0000

The mayor got away with tax increases for his billion dollar stadium/convention center deal. Why would $85 million for legitimate governmental expenditures take guts? If he had the interests of the taxpayers at heart, he’d be asking Irsay and the Simons to renegotiate their municipal welfare allowances.

By: Fred McCarthy

Fred McCarthy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:39:57 +0000

The mayor may have guts to ask for a tax increase – although a billion dollars for the stadium/convention center hasn’t seemed to faze him – but if he had the interests of the taxpayer at heart, he’d be asking Irsay and the Simons to renegotiate some of their welfare allowances.